-- On April 11, the Blue Jackets end the season in Uniondale, N.Y., against the New York Islanders. Barring a playoff berth by the Islanders, it will be the last NHL game played in Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, as the Islanders are moving to Brooklyn’s Barclay Center in 2015.

-- The Blue Jackets will play three home games against Washington and two home games against all other Metropolitan opponents. They will play three road games in Philadelphia and two in all other Metropolitan cities.

-- The Jackets will host Boston, Montreal and Toronto two times, and all other Atlantic Division foes once in Nationwide Arena. They’ll play twice in Detroit, Florida, Ottawa and Tampa Bay, and once each in all other Atlantic Division cities.

-- Per the league’s realignment and new schedule matrix before last season, the Blue Jackets will play and home-and-home against all 14 Western Conference clubs this season.

-- From Oct. 27 to Dec. 31, a span of 27 games, the Blue Jackets will leave the Eastern Time Zone only once for a game -- Nov. 29 game in Nashville.

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